Jim Norton, a four-time AFL All-Star safety and an original member of the Houston Oilers, has died. He was 68.

Norton died June 12 in Garland, a Dallas suburb, according to an obituary released by the Gonzalez Funeral Home. A cause of death was not given.

Born in Los Angeles, Norton was a three-sport athlete at Fullerton Union High School. He played football for four seasons at Idaho before he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1960. He never played for the Lions, instead joining the Houston Oilers that same year, when they won the first AFL championship.

Norton retired in 1969 after playing nine seasons with the Oilers, and he remains the franchise leader with 45 interceptions. He also punted for the Oilers, and his 519 career punts were a franchise record until Craig Hentrich passed it in 2004.

"Jim was one of the great original Oilers and a major factor in the early success of our franchise," owner Bud Adams said. "He was well-respected as a player and as a person."

R.I.P. I never got to see him play but condolences go out to his family.